Favourite 15 captions for Vladimir Putin and his big black brolly at the World Cup

There were plenty of memorable images from the World Cup but even after the last ball had been kicked there was another to come and we’re not talking about the French team holding the trophy.

It was Vladimir Putin and his big black brolly.

While everyone else got soaked during the presentation ceremony it was a case of ‘I’m alright, Vlad’ for the Russian president It generated no shortage of comment online and here are our favourite 14 captions.

1.

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster. pic.twitter.com/KYzhucLPJM

— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) July 15, 2018

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Putin having his own Umbrella Guy while everyone else gets soaking wet in the rain is an absolute power move pic.twitter.com/KAoi8gXhUk

— Clem (@TheClemReport) July 15, 2018

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Imagine being the person on the platform who had the first umbrella.

Then having to deciding which world leader to hold it over.

Putin probably your safest option. #WorldCupFinal

— Chris Quilietti (@ChrisQ_1) July 15, 2018

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Putin’s umbrella almost overshadowed the trophy ceremony #WorldCup

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) July 15, 2018

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https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/1018548264260591618

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“it’s Novichokking it down.”

— A Kelly (@AidanKelly4) July 16, 2018

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https://twitter.com/v_mutsago/status/1018556044786708482

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Rihanna’s let herself go.

— Oonagh (@Okeating) July 16, 2018

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🎵Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I’m part of a corrupt regime?🎵

— G to the P (@GtotheP) July 16, 2018

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I’ve Vlad the time of my life.

— Rob Warner (@Real_Rob_Warner) July 16, 2018

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https://twitter.com/KeirSimmons/status/1018548457378865152

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If you look closely, Putin actually has two umbrellas in that picture: One keeps him dry, and another is cleaning his ear.

— Tal M. Klein (@VirtualTal) July 16, 2018

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“if you don’t take that umbrella out of my fucking ear Yevgeny you’ll be in Siberia counting trees before you can say Cambridge Analytica”

— Fosh (@foshtown) July 16, 2018